A review by pearloz
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai

2.0

Hated it. Just couldn't get into the narrator...her ho-hum self-pity, and her affection for the boy early on was unrelatable. The stark contrast she created between herself (as a non-degreed librarian/first amendment supporter) and the boy's mother (censor) was irritating. Also, the fact that she so easily got a job as a librarian w/out a degree stretches acceptable reality for me, as I have a degree in library science, and compete w/ over 300 candidates for every job to which I apply. Oh, and then her apartment above the actors...it was all too cutesy. I gave up, and do not feel bad about it.